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educational toys

Post image for Backyard Sandbox: Easy DIY Project

One of Miss Enigma’s favorite past times is  digging in the dirt. Last year for her birthday, I suggested Grandpa make her a sandbox. It has been the best birthday gift ever. She has played in it almost every day for two years. During our family Easter, I noticed all of the kids where playing [...]

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Post image for IKEA Finger Puppet Set: The WINNER

We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: Eater Basket Stuffer Ideas Congratulations Bernice! Bernice Mattila Garcia March 13, 2013 at 5:43 pm Hmm, I don’t do Easter baskets. I might send something to my mom – I’m thinking a box full of pinwheels will make [...]

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Post image for Easter Basket Stuffer Ideas: IKEA Finger Puppet GIVEAWAY

Educational Toy GIVEAWAY: IKEA TITTA DJUR Finger Puppets Why we love these Finger Puppets from IKEA: They’re cute! Ten come in a package, making them a bargain. When I saw this set of ten finger puppets, I knew I had to snag a set to put in hiding for Miss Enigma’s Easter Basket. Lucky you, [...]

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Post image for Oodles of Doodles Easter Fun

We try not to shower junk upon our children. Despite their pleas for stuff we typically say NO.  Nevertheless, I have two big weaknesses when it comes to the kiddos: books and art supplies. I guess you have noticed I am addicted to books and I love art. I want to grow thinking children who [...]

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Post image for Build and Play Construction Fort: Educational Toy Review

It’s a dreary, rainy day today. My kiddos usually spend their afternoons playing in our big backyard. Luckily, Grandma gave Miss Enigma a Discovery Kids Build and Play Construction Fort Set for Christmas. Excellent indoor activity for dreary winter days. The box features several designs to spark the children’s architecture creativity. Add a sheet and [...]

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Post image for Magformers Educational Toy Review

Magformers Magnetic Building Construction Set – 62 Piece Extreme FX Set While I was volunteering in Cambodia last summer, the kiddos had a play day at a friend’s house. When I returned from Cambodia, the kiddos were borrowing a set of Magna-Tiles from our little friend. Our Man of Steel, who never pays much attention [...]

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Story Cubes: The WINNER

December 17, 2012

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We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: Story Cubes Stocking Stuffer Congratulations Kim! Kim December 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm We love Guess Who and Uno! We hope you have a fun Christmas playing games! Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com [...]

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Post image for Story Cubes: Christmas Stocking Stuffer GIVEAWAY

 Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the Week: Rory’s Story Cubes Rory’s Story Cubes include 9 cubes with simple pictures on each side. The picture cubes act as story starters. The slogan for the game says it all, “Story Cubes let your imagination roll wild!” I love the flexibility of this game. You can pretty [...]

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ZOOB Building Set: The WINNER

December 10, 2012

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We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: ZOOB Building Set Christmas Toy Review Congratulations Michelle! michelle December 5, 2012 at 12:13 am We definitely love building sets, I kind of wish we didn’t have so many different ones, but they all do something unique that [...]

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Post image for ZOOB Building Set: Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY

Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the week: ZOOB Building Set Considering the fact that we have a son who has earned the nickname MacGyver, I guess it will not be a surprise to anyone that he has quite a few building sets. Of course he has a big tub of Legos, K”Nex, Uberstix, Snap [...]

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Zoomorphs: The WINNER

November 30, 2012

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We Have a WINNER selected by Rafflecopter and random.org You can view results on our original Post: Zoomorphs Christmas Toy Review and Giveaway Congratulations Sharon! Sharon Schoepe November 21, 2012 at 8:57 pm Thank you for the great giveaway. Happy Thanksgiving. Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must be claimed [...]

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Post image for Zoomorphs: Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY

Christmas Toy Review GIVEAWAY of the Week: Zoomorphs Set We first stumbled upon Zoomorphs in one of those upscale type children’s stores we rarely patron. But on this day, Miss Enigma had courageously faced her yearly check-up and SHOTS! You have no idea what a feat this was (or maybe you do). In an effort [...]

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Post image for Puss in Boots Christmas Dance Music: Amazon Gift Card GIVEAWAY

Back in October, Miss Enigma suffered a scary playground fall and concussion. The recovery was a bit slow and tedious. In an attempt to get her out of her concussion funk, we decided we needed to get her out of the house but we also needed to keep her nice and quiet. So off we [...]

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In a Pickle: The WINNER

November 15, 2011

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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 9 Timestamp: 2011-11-15 16:53:42 UTC Congratulations Ellie # 9 Ellie November 9, 2011 at 3:23 am I’m a stickler for following the rules but flexible rules and rules modified for beginners are totally okay – just no cheating! Does that count as being argumentative? I also enjoy [...]

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Post image for The Scrambled States of America: Christmas Toy GIVEAWAY

Christmas Toy Review GIVEAWAY of the Week: The Scrambled States of America Package Including Game and Books! Why we love this Christmas gift: Oh my gosh, MacGyver is in love with this game. I never thought such a simple game could be so much fun and teach children so many basic facts about the 50 [...]

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Post image for Rivers, Rails & Roads: The WINNER

Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 12 Timestamp: 2011-11-08 22:01:40 UTC Congratulations Mary Anne # 12 maryanne November 2, 2011 at 7:55 am I bought my kids calendars and I bought a gift for my sister (my family draws names and shops for one sibling’s family), so we’ve started shopping. We keep Christmas [...]

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Post image for In a Pickle: Christmas Toy Review & GIVEAWAY

We’re GIVING AWAY: In a Pickle by Gamewright Shhhh! Don’t tell your children. They will be using their reading and thinking skills when playing this game. Shhhh! They might even learn something. Shhhh! Don’t let them in on our little secret. Shhhh! They’ll think this game is a fun Christmas present. Why our family likes [...]

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Post image for Christmas Toy Review & GIVEAWAY: Rivers, Roads and Rails

We are GIVING AWAY one Rivers, Roads & Rails Game Now that Halloween is over and the children are coming down from their sugar-high, it is unbelievably time to start shopping for Christmas gifts. This week we are starting our annual Christmas Toy Recommendations and GIVEAWAYS. Our goal is to share FUN educational toys that [...]

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Post image for Dollhouse: Christmas Toy Review

Perfect Dollhouse for Under the Tree this Christmas! Miss Enigma celebrated her fourth birthday in November. When birthdays and Christmas roll around we have a really hard time selecting gifts for her. Why? Well, because she is an “enigma” in many ways. But we’ve been noticing that she’s showing an interest in all of those  [...]

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I Dare You Not to Sing-Along

December 1, 2010

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Great Little Christmas Stocking Stuffer! We first highlighted Readeez back in April. We highly recommend this for all of the little “Readeezers” on your Christmas list. . . Our children do not own very many DVD’s.  Every few weeks we head down to the local library and the kids pick out a combination of “fluff” [...]

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Post image for Model Magic: Christmas Toy Review & GIVEAWAY

We’re GIVING AWAY Crayola Model Magic Deluxe Variety Pack and Crayola Air Dry Clay 5 lb Bucket, White Why we love Model Magic: 1. Our kids love Model Magic. 2. It allows children to explore and create freely. 3. It is a great Christmas gift for both boys and girls, ages 5 and up. 4. [...]

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